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Feb 18, 2023 · Below is a guide to candidates running for mayor of Chicago, their endorsements, campaign contributions given and received, and a selection of their positions on issues ranging from crime ...
Chicago's mayoral elections are currently nonpartisan. A candidate receiving a majority of votes cast will be declared elected. If no candidate receives a majority of the vote, a runoff election will be held between the two candidates who received the highest and second highest number of votes in the first round. [ 10 ]
- U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley
- City Clerk Anna Valencia
- State Rep. Kam Buckner
- Bill Conway
- Gery Chico
- Paul Vallas
- U.S. Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia
- Other Possibilities
- Longshots to Run — Or to Win
The North Side congressman has told the Sun-Times in recent days he was “being encouraged” to run for mayor and was all ears because of, as he put it, “the situation” in Chicago. But he wouldn’t say if business leaders were among those encouraging him — or if the “situation” referred to violent crime. A political centrist from a North Side ward wit...
With surprise endorsements from retiring Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White, Gov. J.B. Pritzker and her old boss, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., Valencia is giving front-runner Alexi Giannoulias a run for his money in the race for secretary of state. But if Giannoulias’ four-to-one fundraising advantage carries him over the finish line, Valenc...
Chairman of the Black Caucus in the Illinois House of Representatives, Buckner is “strongly considering” a run for what he calls the “greatest job in American politics.” But the timing may not be the best for someone who championed the sweeping criminal justice reform bill that Republican leaders contend went way too far. He does not want to repeat...
With a law-and-order pedigree and a billionaire father who bankrolled his 2020 Democratic primary campaign for state’s attorney, Conway is a somewhat intriguing possibility in the 2023 mayoral race. His father, William E. Conway Jr., helped found the private equity firm the Carlyle Group and has a net worth pegged at $3.5 billion in 2020. Despite b...
He’s fallen far short in two previous campaigns for mayor, but the third time could be the charm for Chico — in part because he’s among a precious few who could actually do the job. Chico has served as president of boards overseeing the Chicago Board of Education, the Chicago Park District, City Colleges of Chicago and the Illinois State Board of E...
The former Chicago Public Schools CEO finished in the single digits behind Chico in the 2019 mayoral race. He’s been a constant critic of Lightfoot’s performance on city finances and public safety. Vallas recently served as an unpaid adviser to the Fraternal Order of Police, helping deliver a police contract that guaranteed rank-and-file Chicago Po...
Garcia has all but ruled out a mayoral run — even after saying Lightfoot faces the toughest reelection challenge of any Chicago mayor in 40 years. But, he did leave himself an out. “If somebody could show me where there’s a significant pot of gold … to usher in a real era of equity in Chicago, that would be really moving and convincing to me,” Garc...
Jonathan Jackson, son of civil rights leader Jesse Jackson Sr., could run if he doesn’t win the crowded race to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush. Ald. Gilbert Villegas (36th) could do the same if he loses his congressional race to State Rep. Delia Ramirez. So could Ramirez, for that matter. Kari Steele, president of the Metropolitan Water Recl...
This laundry list of would-be candidates includes Chicago Teachers Union Vice President Stacy Davis Gates; former mayoral challengers Mendoza, Willie Wilson, Illinois state Rep. La Shawn Ford and Ja’mal Green. Also: former City Treasurer Kurt Summers; former Buildings Commissioner Judy Frydland; Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul; former state C...
- Fran Spielman
Nov 28, 2022 · Brandon Johnson defeated Paul Vallas in the runoff election for mayor of Chicago, Illinois, on April 4, 2023. Johnson received 51.4% of the vote and Vallas received 48.6%. They advanced from a field of nine candidates in the February 28 general election. Click here to read more about the general election.
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Mar 26, 2023 · Chicago mayoral candidates Brandon Johnson and Paul Vallas are facing off in the April 4 election. Mustafa Hussain for NBC News. March 26, 2023, 11:00 AM UTC. By Natasha Korecki. CHICAGO —...
- Natasha Korecki
- Senior National Politics Reporter
Jan 26, 2023 · Several candidates will take another crack at winning the mayoral job, including former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas, Rep. Jesús "Chuy" García and Dr. Willie Wilson. The first round...
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C hicago has elected Brandon Johnson as the city’s 57th mayor as residents sought new leadership amid frustrations about crime, housing, and other quality of life concerns.
